Lessons learned in creating a safe and therapeutic milieu for children, adolescents, and families: developmental considerations.
OBJECTIVE
Converging developmental characteristics, responses to stress, and underlying psychopathological processes of this population present unique challenges in assessment, treatment planning, and approaches to patient care.


OBJECTIVE
To share lessons learned in designing and implementing a developmentally sensitive and safe psychiatric milieu for children, adolescents, and families.


METHODS
Personal observations and experiences, and information derived from literature in the field.


CONCLUSIONS
Psychiatric nurses contribute essential roles in designing and implementing a developmentally sensitive and safe psychiatric milieu for children, adolescents, and families.
DeSocio
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Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, NY, USA.
Bowllan
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Staschak
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D000293:Adolescent; D000296:Adolescent Psychiatry; D002648:Child; D002665:Child Psychiatry; D005192:Family Health; D006801:Humans; D008884:Milieu Therapy; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent; D002666:Psychology, Child